Publications of the Laboratory of Nanotechnology of Biomaterials

2014


  • Magnesium phosphate cements for endodontic applications with improved long-term sealing ability. "International Endodontic Journal". February 2014, vol. 47 (2), p. 127-139. <doi: 10.1111/iej.12123>
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2013


  • Methods for the preparation of doxycycline-loaded phb micro- and nano-spheres. "European Polymer Journal". November 2013, vol. 49 (11), p. 3501-3511. <doi: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.08.010>
  • Fibrinogen nanofibers for guiding endothelial cell behavior. "Biomaterials Science". October 2013, vol. 1 (10), p. 1065-1073. <doi: 10.1039/c3bm60124b>
  • Antimicrobial properties and dentin bonding strength of magnesium phosphate cements. "Acta Biomaterialia". September 2013, vol. 9 (9), p. 8384-8393. <doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.05.032>
  • Relevance of microstructure for the early antibiotic release of fresh and pre-set calcium phosphate cements. "Acta Biomateralia". September 2013, vol. 9 (9), p. 8403-8412. <doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.05.016>
  • Role of porosity and pore architecture in the in vivo bone regeneration capacity of biodegradable glass scaffolds. "Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A". 2013, Article in Press. <doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.34845>
  • Tumor targeting via integrin ligands. "Frontiers in Oncology". August 2013, art. n. 00222. <doi: 10.3389/fonc.2013.00222>
  • A molecular toolkit for the functionalization of titanium-based biomaterials that selectively control integrin-mediated cell adhesion. "Chemistry - A European Journal". July 2013, vol. 19 (28), p. 9218-9223. <doi: 10.1002/chem.201301478>
  • Micro- and nanostructured hydroxyapatite-collagen microcarriers for bone tissue-engineering applications. "Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine". May 2013, vol. 7 (5), p. 353-361. <doi: 10.1002/term.530>
  • Biselectivity of isoDGR peptides for fibronectin binding integrin subtypes α5β1 and αvβ6: Conformational control through flanking amino acids. "Journal of Medicinal Chemistry". 2013, vol. 56 (4), p. 1509-1519. <doi: 10.1021/jm301221x>
  • Relevance of the setting reaction to the injectability of tricalcium phosphate pastes. "Acta Biomaterialia". April 2013, vol. 9 (4), p. 6188-6198. <doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.11.028>
  • Calcium phosphate cements loaded with basic fibroblast growth factor: Delivery and in vitro cell response. "Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A". April 2013, vol. 101 A, Issue 4, p. 923-931. <doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.34390>
  • Biomimetic treatment on dental implants for short-term bone regeneration. "Clinical Oral Investigations". 2013, p. 1-8. <doi: 10.1007/s00784-013-0953-z>
  • Injectable collagen/α-tricalcium phosphate cement: Collagen-mineral phase interactions and cell response. "Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine". February 2013, vol. 24 (2), p. 381-393. <doi: 10.1007/s10856-012-4799-8>
  • Functionalizing αvβ3- or α5β1 -selective integrin antagonists for surface coating: A method to discriminate integrin subtypes in vitro. "Angewandte Chemie - International Edition". January 2013, vol. 52 (5), p. 1572-1575. <doi: 10.1002/anie.201206370>
  • Behavior of primary human osteoblasts on trimmed and sandblasted Ti6Al4V surfaces functionalized with integrin avb3-selective cyclic RGD peptides. "Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A". January 2013, vol. 101 A (1), p. 87-97. <doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.34303>
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2012


  • Assessment of protein entrapment in hydroxyapatite scaffolds by size exclusion chromatography. "Biointerphases". December 2012, vol. 7, Issue 1-4, p. 1-10. <doi: 10.1007/s13758-012-0037-7>
  • Osteoblast-like cellular response to dynamic changes in the ionic extracellular environment produced by calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite. "Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine". October 2012, vol. 23, Issue 10, p. 2509-2520. <doi: 10.1007/s10856-012-4705-4>
  • Calcium phosphate cements as drug delivery materials. "Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews". September 2012, vol. 64, Issue 12, p. 1090-1110. <doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2012.01.008>
  • Injectable calcium-phosphate-based composites for skeletal bone treatments. "Biomedical Materials". April 2012, vol. 7, Issue 2, art. 024113. <doi: 10.1088/1748-6041/7/2/024113>
  • Silicon-stabilized α-tricalcium phosphate and its use in a calcium phosphate cement: Characterization and cell response. "Acta Biomaterialia". March 2012, vol. 8, Issue 3, p. 1169-1179. <doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.11.021>
  • Variation of the superelastic properties and nickel release from original and reused NiTi orthodontic archwires. "Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials". February 2012, vol. 6, p. 113-119. <doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.11.005>
  • Electrochemical microelectrodes for improved spatial and temporal characterization of aqueous environments around calcium phosphate cements. "Acta Biomaterialia". January 2012, vol. 8, Issue 1, p. 386-393. <doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.10.002>
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2011


  • Ion reactivity of calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite in standard cell culture media. "Acta Biomaterialia". December 2011, vol. 7, Issue 12, p. 4242-4252. <doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.07.016>
  • Fibre-reinforced calcium phosphate cements: A review. "Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials". November 2011, vol. 4, Issue 8, p. 1658-1671. <doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.06.023>
  • Mechanical behaviour of synthetic surgical meshes: Finite element simulation of the herniated abdominal wall. "Acta Biomaterialia". November 2011, vol. 7, Issue 11, p. 3905-3913. <doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.06.033>
  • Fluoride-containing nanoporous calcium-silicate MTA cements for endodontics and oral surgery: Early fluorapatite formation in a phosphate-containing solution. "International Endodontic Journal". October 2011, vol. 44, Issue 10, p. 938-949. <doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2011.01907.x>
  • Comparison of a low molecular weight and a macromolecular surfactant as foaming agents for injectable self setting hydroxyapatite foams: Polysorbate 80 versus gelatine. "Materials Science and Engineering C". October 2011, vol. 31, Issue 7, p. 1498-1504. <doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2011.06.008>
  • Dry mechanosynthesis of nanocrystalline calcium deficient hydroxyapatite: Structural characterisation. "Journal of Alloys and Compounds". July 2011, vol. 509, Issue 27, p. 7389-7394. <doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.04.033>
  • Reduction of Ni release and improvement of the friction behaviour of NiTi orthodontic archwires by oxidation treatments. "Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine". May 2011, vol. 22, Issue 5, p. 1119-1125. <doi: 10.1007/s10856-011-4292-9>
  • Cell response to collagen-calcium phosphate cement scaffolds investigated for nonviral gene delivery. "Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine". April 2011, vol. 22, Issue 4, p. 887-897. <doi: 10.1007/s10856-011-4308-5>
  • Novel magnesium phosphate cements with high early strength and antibacterial properties. "Acta Biomaterialia". April 2011, vol. 7, Issue 4, p. 1853-1861. <doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.12.008>
  • Novel soybean/gelatine-based bioactive and injectable hydroxyapatite foam: Material properties and cell response. "Acta Biomaterialia". April 2011, vol. 7, Issue 4, p. 1780-1787 <doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.12.012>
  • Porous hydroxyapatite and gelatin/hydroxyapatite microspheres obtained by calcium phosphate cement emulsion. "Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B: Applied Biomaterials". April 2011, vol. 97 B, Issue 1, p. 156-166. <doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.31798>
  • Variation of roughness and adhesion strength of deposited apatite layers on titanium dental implants. "Materials Science and Engineering C". March 2011, vol. 31, Issue 2, p. 320-324. <doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2010.09.018>
  • Effect of blasting treatment and Fn coating on MG63 adhesion and differentiation on titanium: A gene expression study using real-time RT-PCR. "Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine". March 2011, vol. 22, Issue 3, p. 617-627. <doi: 10.1007/s10856-011-4229-3>
  • JABB: Taking stock after 8 years activity. "Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Biomechanics". January 2011, vol. 9, Issue 1, p. 1. <doi: 10.5301/JABB.2011.7765>
  • Reduction of Ni release and improvement of the friction behaviour of NiTi orthodontic archwires by oxidation treatments. "Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine". 2011, p. 1-7. <doi: 10.1007/s10856-011-4292-9>
  • In vivo evaluation of micro-rough and bioactive titanium dental implants using histometry and pull-out tests. "Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials". 2011. <doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.05.005>
  • Streptococcus sanguinis adhesion on titanium rough surfaces: effect of shot-blasting particles. "Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine". 2011, p. 1-10. <doi: 10.1007/s10856-011-4366-8>
  • Characterization of Two Ti-Nb-Hf-Zr Alloys Under Different Cold Rolling Conditions. "Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance". 2011, p. 1-5. <doi: 10.1007/s11665-011-9917-0>
  • Micro- and nanostructured hydroxyapatite-collagen microcarriers for bone tissue-engineering applications. "Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine". 2011. <doi: 10.1002/term.530>
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2010


  • Finite element study of scaffold architecture design and culture conditions for tissue engineering. "Biomaterials". October 2010, vol. 30, Issue 30, p. 6142-6149. <doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.07.041>
  • Different assembly of type IV collagen on hydrophilic and hydrophobic substrata alters endothelial cells interaction. "European Cells and Materials". June 2010, vol. 19, p. 262-272.
  • Foamed surfactant solution as a template for self-setting injectable hydroxyapatite scaffolds for bone regeneration. "Acta Biomaterialia", March 2010, vol. 6, Issue 3, p. 876-885. <doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.10.018>
  • Self-hardening calcium deficient hydroxyapatite/gelatine foams for bone regeneration. "Journal of materials science. Materials in Medicine". March 2010, vol. 21, Issue 3, p. 863-869. <doi: 10.1007/s10856-009-3918-7>
  • Extracellular calcium modulates in vitro bone marrow-derived Flk-1282B29 CD34282B29 progenitor cell chemotaxis and differentiation through a calcium-sensing receptor. "Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications". February 2010, vol. 393, Issue 1, p. 156-161. <doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.01.109>
  • In vitro evaluation of surface topographic changes and nickel release of lingual orthodontic archwires. "Journal of Materials Science. Materials in Medicine". February 2010, vol. 21, Issue 2, p. 675-683. <doi: 10.1007/s10856-009-3898-7>
  • Spatial organization of osteoblast fibronectin matrix on titanium surfaces: Effects of roughness, chemical heterogeneity and surface energy. "Acta Biomaterialia". January 2010, vol. 6, Issue 1, p. 291-301. <doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.07.030>
  • Influence of cold work in the elastic modulus of the Ti-16.2Hf-24.8Nb-1Zr alloy characterized by instrumented nanoindentation. "Key Engineering Materials". January 2010, vol. 423, p. 113-118. <doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.423.113>
  • Evaluating mechanical properties and degradation of YTZP dental implants. "Wood Material Science and Engineering". January 2010, vol. 30, Issue 1, p. 14-19. <doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2009.08.002>
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2009


  • Statistical factorial analysis on the poroelastic material properties sensitivity of the lumbar intervertebral disc under compression, flexion and axial rotation. "Journal of Biomechanics". December 2009, vol. 42, Issue 16, p. 2780-2788. <doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.07.039>
  • Thermoelastic phase transformation in TiNi alloys under cyclic instrumented indentation. "Intermetallics". October 2009, vol. 17, Issue 10, p. 784-791.
  • Evaluation of the influence of the addition of biodegradable polymer matrices in the formulation of self-curing polymer systems for biomedical purposes. "Acta Biomaterialia". October 2009, vol. 5, Issue 8, p. 2953-2962. <doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.04.023>
  • Characterization of Potassium-Selective Field Effect Transistors Based on 1,3-(di-4-oxabutanol)-Calix[4]arene-Crown-5 as lonophore. "Sensor Letters". October 2009, vol. 7, Issue 5, p. 795-800. <doi: 10.1166/sl.2009.1150>
  • Computational modelling of the mechanical environment of osteogenesis within a polylactic acid¿calcium phosphate glass scaffold. "Biomaterials". September 2009, vol. 30, Issue 25, p. 4219-4226.
  • Intrinsic porosity of calcium phosphate cements and its significance for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. "Acta Biomaterialia". September 2009, vol. 5, Issue 7, p. 2752-2762. <doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.03.011>
  • Influence of the Height of the External Hexagon and Surface Treatment on Fatigue Life of Commercially Pure Titanium Dental Implants. "International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery". August 2009, vol. 24, Issue 4, p. 583-590.
  • Influence of fabrication parameters in cellular microarrays for stem cell studies. "Journal of Materials Science. Materials in Medicine". July 2009, vol. 20, Issue 7, p. 1525-1533.
  • Optimization of the Ti-16.2Hf-24.8Nb-1Zr alloy by cold working.. "Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance". February 2009, p. 1-5.
  • Quantitative analysis of the resorption and osteoconduction of a macroporous calcium phosphate bone cement for the repair of a critical size defect in the femoral condyle. "The Veterinary Journal". February 2009, vol. 179, Issue 2, p. 264-272. <doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.09.011>
  • Wear tests in a hip joint simulator of different CoCrMo counterfaces on UHMWPE. "Materials Science and Engineering C. Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems". January 2009, vol. 29, Issue 1, p. 153-158.
  • Design and characterization of new Ti-Nb-Hf alloys. "Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance". January 2009, p. 1-6.
  • Laser welding of NiTi orthodontic archwires for selective force application. "Journal of Materials Science". January 2009, vol. 19, p. 525-529.
  • Influence of the Height of the External Hexagon and Surface Treatment on Fatigue Life of Commercially Pure Titanium Dental Implants. "International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants". January 2009, vol. 24, Issue 4, p. 583-590.
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2008


  • Evaluation of ion release, cytotoxicity, and platelet adhesion of electrochemical anodized 316L stainless steel cardiovascular stents. "Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials" . 88 ( ) : 555-561. ISSN: 1552-4973
  • Dental casting alloys behaviour during power toothbrushing with toothpastes of various abrasivities. Part II: Corrosion and ion release. "Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Medicine". 19 (9) : 3015-3019. ISSN: 0957-4530.
  • Dental casting alloys behaviour during power toothbrushing with toothpastes with various abrasivities. Part I: wear behavior. "Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Medicine". 19 (9) : 3041-3048. ISSN: 0957-4530.
  • Study of hardness and wear behaviour of NiTi shape memory alloys. "Journal of Alloys and Compounds". 460 (1-2) : 213-219. ISSN: 0925-8388.
  • Study of new multifunctional shape memory and low elastic modulus Ni-free Ti alloys. "Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Mertallurgy and Material". 39A (4) : 742-751. ISSN: 1073-5623.
  • Laser welding of NiTi orthodontic archwires for selective force application. "Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Medicine". 19 (2) : 525-529. ISSN: 0957-4530.
  • Mechanical properties of nickel-titanium foams for reconstructive orthopaedics. "Materials Science & Engineering C-Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems". 28 (1) : 23-27. ISSN: 0928-4931.